faut, ceremonious; tactful, diplomatic, politic.
2. flattering, blandishing, wheedling, cajoling, fawning, sycophantish, obsequious, toadying, Inf. bootlicking, Inf. apple-polishing, SI. brown-nosing, courtship, n. wooing, courting, dating, suit, serenading.
courtyard, n. court, quadrangle, Inf. quad, Archit.
peristyle, Archit. cloister; patio, yard, cousin, n. kinsman, kinswoman, kin, congener, Inf. coz. cove, n. 1. bay, bight, inlet, Chiefly Brit, creek, Both Chiefly Scot. firth, frith; arm of the sea, fiord, estuary.
2. nook, recess, niche; cave, cavern, grotto, hollow, cavity; hideaway, shelter, refuge, retreat.
3. narrow pass, passage, defile; trail, lane, course, corridor; channel, strait. covenant, n. 1. contract, compact, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation; agreement, arrangement, understanding, settlement, gentlemen's agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; pledge, word, promise, sponsion.
2. legal document, cartel, acknowledgment, deed, lease; warrant, warranty, guarantee, guaranty. -v. 3. pledge, promise, avow; settle, establish, agree on, make or strike a bargain, come to terms; negotiate, make terms, adjust, work out, pound out, bargain, Scot. argle-bargle; stipulate, limit, circumscribe, demarcate, bound.
cover, v. 1. protect, shield, shelter, place under cover; conceal, hide, house, secrete, ensconce, cache, bury.
2. overlay, overspread, blanket, mantle, canopy, carpet, pave, film, coat, layer; overgrow, overrun, envelop; overlie, overlap, extend over or beyond, imbricate.
3. clothe, outfit, equip, gear up, garb, robe, invest, gird, accouter; cover oneself, wrap up, enwrap, bundle up, muffle up, swaddle; encase, sheathe, case, jacket; don or put on one's hat.
4. cover oneself with collect, heap up, earn, work for; secure, acquire, pick up, glean, harvest; win, receive, attain, achieve, realize.
5. defend, protect, guard, keep safe; attend, watch over, safeguard, secure; tend, escort, conduct, convey; flank, bulwark, fortify, reinforce.
6. take over, take charge or responsibility, relieve, act for, double for; substitute, replace, stand in for, take [s.o.'s] turn, back [s.o.] up, SI. pinch-hit; take the blame for, SI. take the rap for, SI. be the goat.
7. screen, curtain, shade, cloak, shroud, veil, mask, hood; hedge, camouflage, disguise; shadow, obscure, cloud, fog, overcast, overshadow, darken, dim, eclipse.
8. cover up hide, conceal, keep secret, repress, Inf. hush up, Inf. keep mum, Inf. put or keep the lid on; Inf. stonewall, Inf. keep under one's hat, Inf. keep one's lips buttoned; dissemble, hugger-mugger, feign, pretend; cloud, obscure, obfuscate, Inf. lay down a smokescreen; falsify, misrepresent, equivocate, play false, SI. put on an act.
9. lay on, spread with, slather, go heavy with, be generous with, SI. slap on, SI. pile on, SI. slobber on; coat, smear, besmear, daub, bedaub; paint, varnish, plaster, incrust; plate, gild, enamel, lacquer. 10. include, contain, incorporate; deal with, embrace, take in, comprise, embody, subsume; provide for, admit, refer to, take into account; review, view, survey, study, take stock of; explore, examine, peruse, consider, investigate, inquire into; report on, write up, describe, tell of.
11. flood, overflow, wash over, inundate, submerge, overrun, engulf.